TRADITIONS? DRAIN OR ENERGY?

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Here is another -A Tidbit newsletter. It was written in November designed with the approching winter holidays. Change the holiday out to Easter, July 4th or Labor Day, and it will mean the same. Your thoughts will be appreciated. I hope when you arrive here you will feel comfortable.

IT’S YOUR LIFE NET
-A TIDBIT
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Watch it grow and grow becoming evolve into what you want in your life!

-A TIDBIT – NO. 7

The 2006 holiday season is steamrolling in our direction. People around the world are physically and mentally poised to embark on festive preparations to celebrate Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Christmas, interspersed with birthdays and other occasions of celebration. You may have holiday habits that typically lead toward stress and overwhelm. Habits come from many places and their origin may be a mystery.

People can develop habits derived from tradition. Typically, this time of year everyone experiences traditions practiced from years past. Many are lovingly revisited, and others are practiced on auto-pilot. Some people smile at the memory of a stress-crazed relative and believe that stress and the resulting “insanity” are part of the holiday process. Traditions are a very important part of holidays and celebrations.

Giving yourself permission to make slight alterations may re-energize “old” habits. Then both the preparation and the actual holiday will be fully enjoyed. Each generation has the opportunity and the choice to look at a tradition, bend and shape it, to create their own habit adapting it to fit their lifestyle. Alterations to a habit can be minimal. An example is preparing Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve. This can provide freedom from kitchen preparation, an added energy boost on Christmas Day to enjoy the family and a traditional holiday meal.

SUGGESTIONS:

1. Communicate with each person involved to discover their most important tradition. This may divulge how to celebrate with less effort and more delight. Please, don’t forget the most important person, yourself.

2. Ask yourself the following questions: What makes this tradition beneficial and, why is it part of the celebration? Is this habit important in the celebration? What steps can be taken to make modifications without taking away from the tradition and celebration? Consider taking a step or two toward enjoying the entire holiday process, including preparation.

Bathed in warmth, and perhaps tired, as the festivities pass in what seem mere minutes, the –A Tidbit wish is that you will be looking forward to the next celebration with joy and excitement.

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